LONDON (AP) — Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown was charged Thursday in England for allegedly beating a music producer in a London nightclub in 2023, prosecutors stated.
Brown, 36, was charged with one rely of inflicting grievous bodily hurt after being arrested at a Manchester lodge.
The Solar, which first reported the story, stated producer Abe Diaw instructed them he was hospitalized after Brown beat him in an unprovoked assault on the Tape nightclub within the swanky Mayfair neighborhood in London in February 2023. Brown was on tour within the U.Ok. on the time.
The tabloid stated it grew to become conscious Brown was within the U.Ok. on Wednesday and referred to as police to search out out if he was beneath arrest. The newspaper stated officers from London’s Metropolitan Police traveled to Manchester and made the arrest.
Brown’s consultant didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark from The Related Press.
Brown was held in custody and faces a listening to Friday morning in Manchester Magistrates’ Courtroom.
Brown, usually referred to as by his nickname Breezy, burst onto the music scene as a teen in 2005 and has turn out to be a serious hitmaker over time with notable songs equivalent to “Run It,” “Kiss Kiss” and “Without You.”
He gained his first Grammy for greatest R&B album in 2011 for “F.A.M.E.” then earned his second gold trophy in the identical class for “11:11 (Deluxe)” earlier this 12 months.
The singer is launching a world tour subsequent month with artists Jhene Aiko, Summer time Walker and Bryson Tiller, opening with a European leg earlier than beginning North America reveals in July.
